with Bobby Gonzalez, former Seton Hall University Head Coach; former Manhattan College Head Coach

Coach Gonzalez can attribute his success as a basketball coach to an overlooked aspect of basketball: press defense. Coach Gonzalez teaches how to force turnovers, confuse and fatigue the defense, and how to create and capitalize on scoring opportunities using a relentless full-court man press. Using markerboard presentation and extensive practice and game footage, Gonzalez details the match-up principles, alignments, and trap options for the White press (run out of a 1-2-1-1 set) and the Black press which emphasizes all out ball denial. Gonzalez discusses how to use the White and Black presses to speed up the offense, get them off-balance, and force non-ball-handlers to bring the ball up the court. He also covers multiple scouting scenarios and drills to implement these press defenses against any press-breaker off both made and missed shots. The White and Black press defenses will help your team play as one unit by pressuring other teams to play to your strengths giving you complete control of the game!

with Bobby Gonzalez, former Seton Hall University Head Coach; former Manhattan College Head Coach

Coach Bobby Gonzalez provides instruction and insight for implementing and effectively using the 1-2-2 Contain Press Defense. As a 3/4 court zone trapping press defense, the 1-2-2 Contain Press Defense can be used to create steals and deflections, slow down the offense, and shut down secondary break scoring opportunities. Using markerboard presentation and on-court demonstration, Gonzalez covers setup rules and player responsibilities for traps and 'bumps,' pass coverage rules, primary and secondary trap scenarios, late game scouting situations. He also uses a deflection chart to measure effectiveness. Gonzalez teaches how to force the offense up the sidelines and out of the middle using ball pressure, preventing ball reversal, and strong communication. You can adjust this press defense to best match your opponents' style of play and also transition into a man or zone defense. Use the 1-2-2 Contain Press Defense to control the tempo of a game, minimize opponents' fast breaks, and create more scoring opportunities.